Taxes and Budget

The Case for Bonds is Clear

New Fact Sheet urges legislators to send a “robust” state bond package to Maine voters in 2012 Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)– In a new […]

Posted September 28, 2011

Tags Bonds

Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work

Maine has a jobs deficit. More than 100,000 Mainers are unemployed or underemployed. A responsible bond package can create jobs now and pave the way for future […]

MECEP

Posted September 27, 2011

Tags Bonds, Employment, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on LD 1153 “An Act To Regulate the Bonded Indebtedness of the State”

MECEP opposes LD 1153 because we believe strongly that it will be bad for the economy of Maine, by increasing costs and delays for prudent borrowing for […]

MECEP

Posted May 17, 2011

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Taxes and Budget

This Week on MECEP’s State of the State: “June 8th Ballot: Bonds to Fund Infrastructure Critical to Create Jobs and Grow Maine’s Economy”

Program airs on Time Warner Cable Channel 9 in Central Maine and Aroostook, Cumberland, Washington and York counties, Channel 12 in Penobscot County Augusta, Maine (Monday, […]

Posted May 17, 2010

Tags Bonds, Infrastructure

Taxes and Budget

MECEP Praises Bipartisan Agreement on Bonds

$57.8 million package represents an important step toward job creation and economic recovery Augusta, Maine (Monday, April 12, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today […]

Posted April 12, 2010

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Taxes and Budget

Proposed Bond Package Could Generate More Than 2,400 Jobs

MECEP urges passage to provide a “substantial boost” Maine’s economy needs to achieve full recovery Augusta, Maine (Monday, March 29, 2010)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Posted March 29, 2010

Tags Bonds, Jobs

Taxes and Budget

Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

In this time of economic uncertainty and difficulty, individuals and families tend to spend less and, if possible, save more. In the aggregate, this withdrawal from the […]

MECEP

Posted March 29, 2010

Tags Appropriations Committee, Bonds, Budget

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The Case for Bonds is Clear

Fact Sheet: Getting Maine Back to Work

Testimony on LD 1153 “An Act To Regulate the Bonded Indebtedness of the State”

This Week on MECEP’s State of the State: “June 8th Ballot: Bonds to Fund Infrastructure Critical to Create Jobs and Grow Maine’s Economy”

MECEP Praises Bipartisan Agreement on Bonds

Proposed Bond Package Could Generate More Than 2,400 Jobs

Testimony on L.D. 1816, the $99 million bond package pending before the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs